for incitement of an insurrection but was acquitted. in the aftermath a secure fence was erected around the capitol building. the public kept further away from the people's house. >> announcer: this is an msnbc special presentation. hello and a very good saturday evening to you. i'm richard lui. some know me as a news anchor here at msnbc, but off camera and away from the breaking news i have another role, one that i share with over 50 million americans. we care for loved ones with disabilities or illnesses. we are all family care givers. now, in this world broadcast premiere of "sky blossom:some diaries of the next greatest generation," you'll get a window into that experience so many of

us face, a journey that is difficult but also joyful. now, in my face it is my father who has alzheimer's. i value the time i've spent caring for him. my father and mother also come from military families. but like so many they never talked about it or how they cared for their siblings who served. the caregiving journey for military families, it starts earlier and lasts longer than for most. and as we learned over the three years filming the military families in this film, it is a job that involves the entire family. may is military caregivers month. in this feature documentary you'll see children as young as 11 years old stepping up every day, balancing school, work, and coming home to responsibilities their classmates cannot even imagine. to them this is routine life. but to us they are our care heroes growing up as america's next greatest generation. now, before we start the film some thoughts from 11-time emmy

nominee david hyde pierce, one of the film's executive producers. >> hello. i'm david hyde pierce. and richard lui reached out to me about "sky blossom" because he knew of my family's connection with caregiving, taking care of my grandfather and my dad, who suffered from alzheimer's and dementia. but none of that experience prepared me for the depth of devotion and self-sacrifice and bravery and love shown by the families in this film. there are more heroes per square inch in "sky blossom" than there were in "saving private ryan." heroes on both sides of the camera. and as a testament to the power and importance of this film, "variety" has put it on its list of 25 oscar contenders. and i would say it should also be on the list for the nobel peace prize, the heisman trophy and anything else we can think of. i think you're so lucky to be seeing this film, and we are so blessed that richard made it.

so please enjoy and please stay for the credits. ♪♪ >> there will be no phone calls.

>> my name is darin and i'm in 11th grade. i go to school like normal teenagers do. i just kind of like keep to myself, do my work. i'm kind of like a quiet person. ♪♪ >> can you come get my leg?

>> can you do me a favor? put your hand inside here, spread it apart. get both hands in. spread. >> squeeze. >> kind of push over. >> this way? i'm trying my best. it's not working that well. >> it hurts. >> got it? ♪♪

♪♪ >> 55 million people are taking care of an ill, disabled, elderly loved one, and it's crushing the american family. ♪♪ >> caregiving can be a huge expense for loved ones. caregivers for veterans who have given up their regular lives for those hurt in our country's recent wars.

>> children hear the last school bell of the day and know their biggest challenge awaits at home. ♪♪ >> ronald, you about ready? >> no. >> what did you make? fingers? tacos? italiano. >> come here, bill. come on. you know where to go. >> i get called the mom a lot

because i'm always like on top of things. and i always have like extra stuff. i'm like you need to wear sunscreen, you need to do this, this, and this. >> you ready to go to the store? >> come here. >> you stay here, babe. >> ginger, you want to go? she's going. >> come on. >> go get 'em. >> let's go in the car. >> come on. come on. >> just little things like hey move that box or hey, make sure he doesn't hit his elbow on the door. or hey, make sure to get his bottle, make sure it's like not too high up or anything. it's just like little things that are like obviously not that hard. people aren't used to it. like they'll stand so many feet away. and then every time he moves they'll move even further. it's really funny. we make it like a game.

kids will come up to him and they'll be like how did you lose your legs? and he's like, well, i didn't eat my broccoli. so make sure to eat your broccoli so you don't lose your legs. >> thanks for your help. >> you're welcome. >> that tickles. >> okay. give me the leg. >> he's just my dad. like it's normal. i don't care what people say. he's cool.

>> i was at work when my dad called me and told me that they were going to have to take his leg. we didn't know if he was going to make it. he was at extremely high risk of having a heart attack. i had to leave work and basically just potentially go say good-bye to my dad. my dad's dad died when he was 12. i couldn't imagine being that young and not having him there. >> for 40-some years i've had a

right foot and been able to drive trucks. now i can't do that. they put me on disability. jenna welcomed it with open arms and said okay, dad, i'll do the best i can to help you out. she makes all my doctor's appointments. >> making sure he has medicine. >> she knows more what medicines i take than i do. >> 19 different pills along with four shots of insulin daily. >> i have to set this thing so it's ready for tomorrow. do you see all of them? let me see your hands. none? okay. >> i know i'm getting to a point in my life where i'm going to be finishing school and then i'm going to have to really start in

my career. i know i want a family. but i definitely don't want to rush anything. because this is what i'm supposed to do. my dad took care of me my first 18 years. the least thing i can do is step down on the step and let him put his hand on my shoulder. you know? nce, why not take your home along for the ride? allstate. here, better protection costs a whole lot less. you're in good hands. click or call to bundle today.

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how strong is your dad? >> really strong. like this. >> do you want this? >> yeah. >> he looks different, than he used to do. but i still love him. he's there for me and he makes me happy. >> thank you. >> cheers, guys. >> thank you. >> physically, brian can't eat. whatever he craves i eat. well, no, i don't like your tongue tacos.

lengua. that i won't eat. i didn't say that. but he wants a donut. what does he go do? he buys me my donut and then he goes whatever he wants to eat. my weight goes up and down depending on what he's craving. brian? your medicine. we worked at a call center. he gave me his number. he gave his number to his friend to give to me after he walked out. but his friend decided to give it to me while he was still there. so he was shy. he was getting deployed.

so we basically interacted by e-mail, letters, phone calls. that was basically our courtship. as soon as he got back, we got together, we got engaged. i got pregnant. we got married. then rhianna was born. >> rhianna, she looks after him a lot. >> i check in on him, making sure he's okay. >> occasionally he experiences people staring. the ugly stares.

>> i tell them to turn around. >> is this it right here? this one? i think it's this one. >> yeah. >> hey, dad. do you want to do his pills now? i'm going to start setting up this one, just taking it out. >> okay. so this is acetaminophen. how are you feeling as far as pain? >> no pain. >> take three tablets by mouth every eight hours. >> put them in there.

>> okay. >> i make sure my grandfather's comfortable at all times, not too hot, not too cold. almost like a little butler in a way. >> all right. here. i got your ears for you. >> put them there. >> put them over there? >> yeah. >> okay. >> it's about the love and the care. and you just have to make sure that you're showing it. >> pop-pop. pop-pop? time to wake up. all right? okay. there you go. okay, good. how are you feeling? okay. very good. how'd you sleep?

>> i slept real good. >> all right. very good. >> in our family the loved ones really had no other option but to have family take care of them. so it was kind of the norm. you know, on my father's side as well as my mother's side. but it really fell on the females of the family. >> my dad is always there to make sure that everything's going well, that my grandfather's doing fine. >> breakfast in a half hour. >> okay. >> so take your time getting ready and we'll see you outside. >> he works a lot harder than it seems. family is number one for him. he doesn't put anything else before that. >> i'd give you a high top fade but there's nothing high top on there. >> who cares about me?

i hope i trained him that way when he was growing up, that if anything ever happens to me that he would be there. he leashed through his mother when she was in her condition. >> my mother got diagnosed with alzheimer's in 2011. i never really expected to be a full-time caregiver to my mother and father and then try to juggle work and a family, new family and new child. so it was like a lot being thrown on my shoulders at once. >> shut the door whenever you're done, dad. >> okay. very good. >> oh, he does everything. he feeds me. he makes sure i take the medicine on time, the right time. he has been a great son. >> there we go. >> he's got a little help with his daughter, my granddaughter. >> watch your knees.

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hi. i'm richard lui with the hour's top stories for you. americans are traveling in record numbers. the tsa screened more than 1.9 million people at airports friday. most since the pandemic started. sitcom star gavin macleod has died. he was in every episode of "the mary tyler moore show." and spent more than a decade playing captain stubing on the love boat. former castmate ed asner saying, "my heart is broken." macleod was 90 years old. now back to the documentary "sky blossom: diaries of the next greatest generation." ♪♪ you spray, i clean?

>> i can sense when he's not well. it's not easy caring for somebody who is going through a lot of changes. physically, mentally. they don't want us to suffer with them, so they do push us away. he started having issues with the tonsils. he was going back to the dentist and his regular doctor, and they

just kept on giving him antibiotics. it wouldn't go away. and he started seeing pieces of i guess tissue or -- you know, from the mouth that were falling. we ended up going to the v.a. we got the diagnosis. rhianna was months old. it's a type of cancer that not a guy his age would have. the doctor said it is service-related. >> veterans who served in the middle east along with some private contractors are complaining of breathing problems associated with large areas of burning garbage. >> at some of the military bases throughout those regions waste materials were disposed of in so-called burn pits. breathing fumes from those fires appears to have damaged the health of countless veterans.

>> what were some of the things you remember seeing that were being thrown in before you would set the flame? >> diesel fuel. >> body parts. styrofoam. stuff you shouldn't be burning up. >> and what do you put on top? >> diesel fuel. light it up. >> masks? >> we didn't have masks. >> his health has gone, you know, up and down. it's been one diagnosis after another diagnosis and then just

certain things that we had never expected for us to go through. when he was taking a shower and he realized his -- and he realized his hair was falling, to hear him cry, i think that was the hardest for me. because he's strong. and just to see him break broke me. i asked him to cut my hair, but he's like no.

i let him know, you know, we're with you. and we're not going anywhere. rhiaana, she's very strong. she's always defending him, looking after him. she doesn't show her weak side, regardless of the situation. >> it's hard for people to understand him. when he's trying to say something, they're like, i can't hear you. say that one more time? and then i say that thing he said and they say oh, i get it now. >> are you going to go? you're going to go with us? yes? okay. okay. time to go to school.

>> she has adhd, and she is on the spectrum. because of her disability and her learning and speech kids tend to make fun of her and call her names. and there was a couple of occasions where we both witnessed some of the bullying. and we would bring it up to the attention of the principal and they would be like oh, well, i need to get the story from the other student. i'm like what are you talking about? like i just saw how it happened. >> rhianna, time to go to bed. >> i feel like because of everything we've neglected her.

not on purpose, of course. but because, you know, i've had to stay in the hospital to take care of him. >> sweet dreams. >> those were her years of her development. >> love you. >> love you too. ♪ ♪

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>> go. >> they told me he was dead. i mean, they literally told me he was dead. i was at the absolute bottom. you know, when we found out his brain was okay, everything was good. i looked at deryn and i said dad's going to come home. and she goes there's something wrong with his legs. and i said yeah, they're gone. and she's like what do you mean? and i said your dad stepped on a bomb. big explosion. he was so catastrophically wounded. there was no way he could be a dad. so we didn't bring the girls to even see him until march, when he was feeling better. >> as soon as i saw him i was like oh, it's just dad. a few days after that i was

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>> just because you bring these guys home doesn't mean we're done. i said, i understand you're angry. i don't know what you saw, but i can understand your anger. so you have two paths. we can work this out together, or you can work it out on your own. and he said that was the moment he was, like, oh. and i just said i'm here. but you're not going to take this out on us. back then, ptsd didn't even have a name yet. >> there are some instances where a traumatic event can stunt you for a time period. but there's a point where you need to kick yourself in the butt and move out.

there are things out there that the va provides, but when it comes to down to it, when you're back home with your family, you're left up to your own to fend for yourself. >> are you walking? oh, my god. >> child. >> hello. it's you are a family portrait. we just -- welcome to the family. >> hi. welcome to to chili's. >> it's fun because, like, you're with that person and then you're helping them. and then, like, when they're happy, you're happy. he does kind of rely on me and -- not in a bad way, obviously. but i'm always making sure he's

okay and that he's taken care of and that he's always happy. >> have a great weekend. thank you, guys. >> when you're in the middle of crisis, you're looking for anything you can control. what can you control? for me, it was money because i'm really good with money. for veterans the financial situation is so complex because you have to deal with va, d.o.d. irs, and the information was not in one place. right now we are dependent on chaz's stipends. if he dies tomorrow, they're gone. they're gone, zero, that's it. our funding is gone.

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this is what i do. i just tart start a pile and start going through it. this is bank, this is abysmal this is all school.start a pile going through it. this is bank, this is abysmal this is all school. this is probably a medical bill that i don't have money for. my dad asks me a lot when i come home how big i sit in here and shut the door. i'm, like, that's my privacy and this is my peace. something i didn't have before, you know? >> i was in the navy. i went in as a truck driver. i loved driving a truck. i didn't make super great money, but i made good enough money

that i could support my family. >> you took insulin and what else? did you take pills? any pills? >> nope, not yet. >> my dad had his stroke. he was in the hospital for about four months. >> couldn't drive a truck anymore. and then i lost my job. things weren't so great, that's for sure. >> it was like a snowball, but a big one thrown fast. >> i took my insulin, so you better hurry up with dinner. >> i'm trying. >> and i thought what am i going to do if my dad can't work anymore? >> i mean, we lost everything. we didn't even have furniture. we just barely squeezed by on food.

and, yeah, we were homeless. i mean, i don't think that i felt as homeless as the girls did. it was kind of demoralizing for it to happen, but i had kids, you know. i couldn't let them starve. >> we'd start running low on money. >> we moved into a hotel. >> like, a really cheap hotel. when we would get to, like, close to the end of the month, we'd have to pack up and do it all over again. >> we were going to the food banks to get food.

i guess the time that it really hit me was when we had our first home-cooked meal in the hotel. it was just three of us, and we had made a pot of spaghetti the same size as if we were still all five of us back at home. >> this is the hotel we were at. >> me and my sister would share that bed. >> there's still red marks from when i dyed my hair. on the ground. >> oh, my gosh. >> we lived out of laundry bags. they'd be down here and then i'd fold clothes and stack it up here. then i also kept the dog food in here because our dog was also in here with us.

then this itty-bitty, tiny refrigerator. the only thing you could fit in it was a pint of milk. yep. two drawers. >> school's always been an escape for me. >> hey. how's it going? >> good, and you? >> it's going all right. >> last fall i took six classes, and then i worked 40 hours roughly a week. >> did you say jenna? okay, cool. >> hello. how can i help you today? >> so i knew i had to do some kind of paperwork. i don't know what it is. but i just wanted to get it

taken care of. >> do you have your i.d.? >> there are times where it's not perfect. i don't just take care of my dad, go to work, go to school, get good grades and everything is a-ok. >> 2019 i did my taxes, i claimed head of household. >> give me one second. >> i'm sorry. hello? yes. i'm doing all right. >> you know, being in school trying to explain to your boss i can't come in on tuesday, the day that you scheduled me, because my dad has three other doctors appointments. we only have one vehicle and i'm the only way my dad can get there. >> i was running late and derek was, like, don't worry about getting here so fast, get here safely. and i've never had a job that's

been like that, so i appreciate you guys being so understanding of everything. okay. i'll be there, i think, in the morning. i'm sorry. that's my general manager calling. >> that's okay. >> 100 things at one time. i'm always doing a lot. so i really appreciate it. thank you. >> have a good day. >> last semester when i got all those as, it was a rough semester for me to get to that, being homeless and going to school, trying to work, and then being pregnant. you know, not being able to bring a child into this world

without a father, some of us are more responsible than ours. having this baby is a bigger push, a lot more motivation. >> that's what you took me out for my 21st birthday. >> there's your bottle of wine. >> my dad is my best friend. he's just always pushed me, like, to do better and do what's best for myself. you know, some people see my situation and they're, like, absolutely baffled as to how i do it. i want to do it.

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charters. i plan to double major in oceanography and atmospheric science. i'd love to get a job on a research boat. >> we're going to take off everything for the morning trip and then load up everything for the afternoon trip and scrub the deck and wipe down the windows and the railings, darlene bathroom. these are the buckets. that the seasick people get to use. >> i'm taking the semester off to take care of grandpa. it's just getting kind of crazy being in school and working and trying to be here with grandpa. school will always be there. grandpa won't. >> papa. you want to come tell them about all your fishing stuff over

here? is that a lobster truck or crab trap? he was the first lifeguard down the street. he was giving my grandma lessons and they were married for 52 years. >> he moved stuff around, so whenever he can't find find something, he'll blame my grandma. he says your grandma moves things and doesn't tell me where she's moving it to, and i'm like, yeah. she got diagnosed with brain cancer. by then she only had a few months left after that. and that happened shortly after my mom passed away. she took her own life. came home from work and found her.

she hung herself on the tree outside my bedroom window. that was about 10 1/2 years ago. >> my mom, she had bipolarism. it's like different mood swings. the doctor prescribed her these, like, pills or something to, like, help her. it wasn't really helping her. it's more like making her turn into, like, she was just sleeping all day. yeah, and then she just was just all sad all the time. >> my grandpa doesn't remember that she or my grandma passed away. whenever he would ask about them, we would tell him what happened, but to him it would be like he was hearing it for the first time. i'm okay. i feel like i've gotten over the hard parts, but i still think of my mom and my grandma every day.

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>> yes. >> can a magnet pick up metal? >> yes. >> do skunks have an unpleasant smell? >> yes. >> we usually go through lists to help keep his mental ability and his response times up and quick and making sure that he's, you know, still sharp. >> do eyelashes protect your eyes? >> no. >> no? >> yes. >> 98% of the time he's usually right. >> last one. can you see your shadow at night? >> no. >> good job. >> he's starting tonight a little bit . >> he's starting to be a bit forgetful. i worry it will get to a point where it'll be too much for my dad. >> taking the extra time to take care of mom and taking care of

dad means that you can't be at two places at one time. my wife asked me one time, why do you take care of your parents so much. why do you take so much time taking care of your parents? i said, they're my parents, one, and i love them, and they took care of me. they raised me. now that it's their time of need, if i don't do it, who's going to do it? we started growing apart, started seeing my daughter less. >> there would be times where i would be going to these events when he wouldn't be able to make it. and there would be a lot of times when i wouldn't see him for weeks on end. >> and then one day on a school night, her and camille, they just left. i was a 24/7 father to camille,

so not seeing her, that was hard. >> i actually live with my mom because my parents are divorced. we were definitely a lot closer when i was a child. signature ordinarily, we grew apart a bit. i got closer with my mom. our relationship became kind of strained, but we're trying to, you know, fix that and do a little bit better. >> he's given up a part of his life to take care of me. in the summertime, we come down here to florida for a little r and r. >> it's fun.

>> we all have a good time. >> we have to do your eye drop, okay? >> okay. >> there you go. do you want to put your ears on? >> yes. >> okay. >> my granddaughter, to be as young as she is and help out like she does is great. >> there you go. you know, be generous. you already got the fork. thank you so much. >> i can't expect her to do everything that i do. >> here you go. >> all right. thank you. >> i know she has friends and school and so i'm asking her to, hey, i need you to come and do these chores, which she doesn't really want to hear that. >> how's your food, pop pop?

>> very good. >> taste good with the honey on it? >> very good with the honey in it. >> that's good. got it? >> got it. >> i feel like it's made me have to grow up a little bit faster than i should, but because i'm here making those memories with my family instead of out with my friends, i feel like i'm going to have those instead of missing, you know, one party. >> so i go to here. >> okay. >> and then usually my most recent picture pops up. so i'm just going to edit that a little bit and put it right there. >> i wish you had that when i was coming up. >> i really do want to try and be here for him as much as possible because i don't know how much longer i have. so i want to spend as much time as possible with him. ng cartrid. big ink tanks. lots of ink.

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we were able to work with you and get you into a place, right? very first page in your file, it's what we call a closure sheet. we have down here veteran obtained affordable housing. so you went from homeless to now you feel like you have a really bright future. >> oh, yeah. >> yeah. it took a little time, but we got there. ♪♪ >> jenna, she's really a good kid and she's a smart kid. i've been through a lot and i learned to live with it. but jenna, she's definitely my hero. >> in high school when we were going to the food banks to get food, i would help and volunteer

there. they would throw away all of the baked goods that they couldn't give to families, and i was, like, this is so much that could help other people. i filled my entire car. i drove around the school parking lot flagging people down asking them, do you want any of this? do you want any of this? i remember i came across one girl, she said she had 13 other siblings. just take it. take whatever you want. >> i'm, like, way proud. without her, i don't think i would have gotten this far. >> last week i had another stroke.

i can't do a lot of things. i can't grab things or hold things. i can't even take my own medicine. >> it's going to be tough, but i'm the type of person that the more challenges that come my way, it's, like, fuel to the fire. it's like it made me who i am. >> i think you got it. >> the only thing i can do is tear things apart. >> the only thing you can do is tear things apart? >> yeah. >> my dad, he's still, like, has

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as a caregiver, you just put your head down and you just do the work. >> there you go. all right, we're all set. >> thank you. >> watch your step. >> you're not really thinking of your own self-care and making sure that you're healthy enough to take care of your loved one. >> all right. there you go. >> don't forget your seat belt now. >> but you have to take time for yourself. and then you have to look for help. >> okay, good. >> okay, you pray it moving. >> absolutely. >> and i'm going to go do laundry and make if we had. make the bed. >> one of the things would never do with me was he would never

take a bath. i couldn't get him to take a shower a bath. he's like, i got this i'm just washing up. it's been a week now. it's been two weeks now. he just wouldn't do it. >> you're not going to take a shower today, right? tomorrow? >> tomorrow, yeah. >> just checking. >> so now he gets a shower three times a week and it's just fantastic. so there's a lot of things that it helps out with and having a break is one of the biggest. you have to take time for yourself and get into a routine, something that works. >> mr. gray, do you want to get back to your table? >> i got your chair, okay? >> okay. >> it's easier to take it through here. >> yeah. >> and if it is reaching out to an outside agency, a church, or a community organization that can come into the home, that's a huge plus. yes, it's going to be tough and

you want to make sure that they're vetted and they treat your loved one as well as you are, but you got to find some way to have self-care. >> good morning. how are you? >> doing well. how are you? great seeing you. >> oh, it's a beautiful morning. >> sure is. got everything for today? >> yes. >> got the key? >> got the key. >> okay, good. >> one of the things that dad's doing right now is he's getting physical therapy and exercise. >> okay, so you got your pills for today? >> got the bills. >> do you have your phone? >> i have the phone. yep. >> and he goes to an adult day care, we call club vet. it gives me time to go run errands, to go work out, plan a evening meal. >> when my wife had a stroke, i would take care of her, make sure everything was done right. right off the bat i'd say, that's my job.

my wife, my job. one day, i may get to a point where my son just can't take care of me. and i'm worried i'd be stuck in a nursing home somewhere. >> he said, well, you know, i'm concerned because if something happens to you, who's going to take care of me? and that just hit me like a brick. >> who will take care of him if you're not there? what happens if the person is not safe in that home? >> honestly i just try not to think about that. it makes me a little upset. we still want to treat my grandfather the best that we can.

>> you know, i was there for my mother and i'm here for my dad. and so that's the big thing for me. i think that i would be more emotional or feel more guilty if i wasn't doing anything for them, if i wasn't here giving up my life to help them. >> 16 candles. >> a lot of times it can be a little bit hard, but i do my best to tripod try and make sure i'm there. if you actually really truly love that person, it won't be hard at all. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday dear camille ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you ♪♪ >> thank you. ♪ and many more ♪ >> yes. nice. yay!

♪♪ >> you want another one? ♪♪ >> put the flowers on the graves. >> albert. >> yep. right here. those are all dead. oh, ten years. >> i didn't know he died. >> you must have forgot. that's nice, right? and then uncle robert is on the other side. do you remember uncle robert? >> yeah.

♪♪ ♪♪ >> my grandpa had a heart attack a few months ago. he had to get med evac'd to oahu. it was not looking very good for grandpa. we figured it was his time. but he was up to my grandpa's bedside and says, i'm going to be graduating in a few months and i really want you to be there.

and that broke my heart. >> doctor, he's, like, okay, if he goes into -- or whatever, we're not going to perform cpr. and i was like if you don't do him, i would do him. because, you know, my grandpa. i told him, like, five times, i told him -- i care about that kind of stuff. >> why is it important to take care of a grandfather? >> well, it has not be important to some people, but to me, i mean, i value family. >> kuliana is the hawaiian word basically for responsibility and it's sometimes that's responsibility that's given to you or you take it onto yourself. i kind of feel like my situation is a little bit of both.

when i'm overwhelmed, i usually take a ride down to the beach. the last time my mom and i were at the beach together, that was at kekaha beach, a couple miles up the street. so i usually go there. it's my go-to spot. stuff's going to happen and you can't control anything. the only thing you can control is how you react to it. and everything's going to be okay. just got to do what you got to do. handle your kuliana.

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what does care giving mean, rocio? >> i wouldn't know.giving mean, rocio? >> i wouldn't know. to me, those are my vows to take care of him, to take care of each other in sickness and in health. >> there's no money. >> no money? sorry. didn't hit the jackpot. happy anniversary. >> we don't really plan things too far out because we never know. but i don't see my life without him. >> it's a special day, mami.

you're going to look pretty. >> no. i just want to stay home. >> so you can look beautiful. beautiful. >> no! >> rianna has been doing great. she got student of the month for the month of april, so that was -- i was, you know, basically -- >> crying. >> crying. she's been wanting this since kindergarten, so to finish sixth grade with it was a blessing. she's gotten a lot into drawing. so that's helped out a lot. i just feel like that's going to be her way of destressing. >> this is just a little animal and stars.

i don't know what's this one. >> tough times make you tougher, right? unfortunately, that's what she had to go through. but i hope and i pray that she will be a better individual when she grows up and that she'll see with that same heart. >> how do you remain so strong? >> humor. >> humor. we make each other laugh, make fun of each other, pick at each other sometimes. that's the best medicine. ♪♪ >> with his condition, you never know. so it's more of a comfort for us to just focus on today.

♪♪ >> he got his a.s. he wants to continue in mechanical engineering. >> i see his strength, so i thrive from that and that gives me the strength. because if he can be strong, why can't i? i just want to say that i'm very, very proud of you and we love you and i love you. >> and we have to be strong for our daughter. you're here, i'm here. we got our daughter and we're

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of records. >> do you have a hero? >> my dad. i'm getting emotional. he like never complains even though he's in pain every day and he's always making sure that we get taken care of and that we're always happy. ♪♪ >> the silver lining is these girls get to have their family. he was supposed to retire this year, so this was his 20th year, this year. so they would just now have a dad. he was just literally this guy who came in every once in a while. instead, hey got to have a dad 7 years ago. >> that is the loudest thing on earth. it's louder than the iud or the

ied. >> iud? [ laughter ] >> ied. my bad. >> crazy to think we have two high schoolers. crazy to think they're in that last phase of childhood. >> we went and visited georgia a few days ago. while we were there we decided to tour skad. i thought it was pretty cool. >> we're not going to have our family of four. i think that's going to be the hardest part. the best part is they know the world is big. it's not just about them. i think that's a huge lesson. i think they have the ability to look beyond what they know and they have compassion for that. like, they won't rush to judgment. they know there might be another story. >> and we're off!

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